yeah... 7zip doesn't have the greatest interface. kinda confusing. rar is also not very user friendly. but... oh well. they are both better compression routines than Zip... so what'cya gonna do?
Yeah, there have been some serious storms here lately as well. I almost had to leave because of them. Anyways, don't be surprised if I leave quickly during a session - I'd rather my equipment not get fried.